Kim Vaz-Deville is professor of education and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana. Her book The "Baby Dolls": Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition was the basis for the Louisiana State Museum's installation "They Call Me Baby Doll: A Mardi Gras Tradition" and the Young Leadership Council's 2016 One Book One New Orleans selection.
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